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United States Coast Guard Academy

The United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) is the military academy

Military academy

A military academy or service academy is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps of the Army, the Navy, Air Force or Coast Guard or provides education in a service environment, the exact definition depending on the country concerned....
of the United States Coast Guard

United States Coast Guard

The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the Military of the United States and one of seven Uniformed services of the United States. In addition to being a military branch at all times, it is unique among the armed forces in that it is also a Admiralty law agency and a Federal government of the United States regulatory agency....
. Located in New London

New London, Connecticut

New London is a wikt:seaport city and a port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States.It is located at the mouth of the Thames River in New London County, Connecticut, southeastern Connecticut....
, Connecticut

Connecticut

Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east....
, it is one of the five federal service academies. The academy provides education to future Coast Guard officers

Officer (armed forces)

An officer is a member of an Armed forces who holds a position of authority.Commissioned officers derive authority directly from a sovereignty power and, as such, hold a Letters patent charging them with the duties and responsibilities of a specific office or position....
.

ke the other service academies, admission to the Coast Guard Academy is solely based upon merit and does not require a congressional nomination.

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The United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) is the military academy

Military academy

United States Coast Guard

New London, Connecticut

Connecticut

Officer (armed forces)

Description

Unlike the other service academies, admission to the Coast Guard Academy is solely based upon merit and does not require a congressional nomination. This is due to the fervent objections of Captain Henriques, the first Superintendent of the Revenue Cutter School of Instruction (later the Revenue Cutter Academy). His objection stemmed from years of poor political appointments in the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service's Bureaucracy. Since his objections, it has been the policy of the academy to base all appointments solely on the merits of the applicants.

The academy is regularly cited as being one of the most difficult American institutions of higher education

Higher education

Higher education refers to a level of education that is provided by university, vocational university, community colleges, liberal arts colleges, Institute of technology and other collegiate level institutions, such as Vocational school, trade schools and career colleges, that award academic degrees or professional certifications....
to gain entrance into. Each year some 400 students are selected from an applicant pool about eight times that size for appointments to the academy. About 280 of those 400 selectees accept the appointment and report to the USCGA in early July for "Swab Summer

Swab Summer

The United States Coast Guard Academy's Swab Summer is a seven-week initiation through which all Cadets are required to pass. It is the Academy's boot camp....
," a basic military training program designed to prepare them for the rigors of their Fourth Class year. Each cadet takes two semesters

Academic term

An academic term is a division of an academic year, the time during which a school, college or university holds classes. These divisions may be called 'terms', 'semesters', academic quarter , or 'trimesters', depending on the institution and the country....
of classes during the school year and then spends the majority of the summer in military training. After four years of study and training, approximately 200 cadets will graduate with a Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Science

A Bachelor of Science is an bachelor's degree academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years ....
degree

Academic degree

A degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by institutions of higher education, such as University, normally as the result of successfully completing a program of study....
and be commissioned

Officer (armed forces)

Ensign (rank)

Ensign is a junior rank of Officer #Commissioned officers in the militaries of some countries, normally in the infantry or navy. As the junior officer in an infantry regiment was traditionally the carrier of the ensign, the rank itself acquired the name....
in the United States Coast Guard, to begin serving their five years of obligatory duty.

Student are referred to as cadet

Cadet

A cadet may mean a future officer in the military, a junior branch of an important family, or simply a person who is a junior trainee....
s, and the student body is the Corps of Cadets. Around 30 percent of cadets are women.

Mission

While Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy, in 1929 Vice Admiral Harry G. Hamlet composed the Academy's mission statement. All entering cadets must memorize the mission during their first few days of Swab Summer, the indoctrination period for new cadets.

The mission of the United States Coast Guard Academy is to graduate young men and women with sound bodies, stout hearts and alert minds, with a liking for the sea and its lore, and with that high sense of Honor, Loyalty and Obedience which goes with trained initiative and leadership; well-grounded in seamanship, the sciences and the amenities, and strong in the resolve to be worthy of the traditions of commissioned officers in the United States Coast Guard, in the service of their country and humanity.

Course of study

All cadets earn commissions as Coast Guard officers as well as Bachelor of Science degrees. As such the Coast Guard Academy maintains a core curriculum of science and professional development courses in addition to major-specific courses. Academic work is interspersed with military training to produce officers of character with the requisite professional skills. Among these are courses in leadership, ethics, organizational behavior, and nautical science. The majority of cadets report to their first units after graduating, as deck watch officers. Nautical science courses help prepare cadets in piloting, voyage planning, deck seamanship, and all aspects of shiphandling.

Academic majors

Academics at the Coast Guard Academy stress the sciences and engineering, but different courses of study are available. In addition, several of the majors offer tracks of specialization (for example, Marine and Environmental Science majors can choose to focus on biology, chemistry, or geophysics). Cadets sometimes opt to take elective courses with Connecticut College

Connecticut College

Connecticut College is a highly selective coeducational private Liberal arts colleges in the United States located in New London, Connecticut. It is located on the Thames River , on which the College's crew and sailing teams practice....
(adjacent the CGA campus) as part of an open exchange agreement.

The Academy offers eight majors:

Civil Engineering
Civil engineering

Civil engineering is a Professional Engineer discipline that deals with the design, construction and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works such as bridges, roads, canals, dams and buildings....
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical engineering

Mechanical Engineering is an engineering discipline that involves the application of physics#branches of physics for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of machine....
Electrical Engineering
Electrical engineering

Electrical engineering, sometimes referred to as electrical and electronic engineering, is a field of engineering that deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism....
Naval Architecture
Naval architecture

Naval architecture is an engineering discipline dealing with the design, construction and repair of marine vehicles.Naval architecture involves basic and applied research, design, development, design evaluation and calculations during all stages of the life of a marine vehicle....
and Marine Engineering
Marine engineering

Marine engineers are the members of a ship's crew that operate and maintain the propulsion and other systems on board the vessel. Marine Engineering staff also deal with the "Hotel" facilities on board, notably the sewage, lighting, air conditioning and water systems....
Operations Research and Computer Analysis
Operations research

Operations Research in the USA, South Africa and Australia, and Operational Research in Europe and Canada, is an interdisciplinary branch of applied mathematics and formal science that uses methods such as mathematical modeling, statistics, and algorithms to arrive at optimal or near optimal solutions to complex problems....
Marine and Environmental Science
Environmental science

Environmental science is an expression encompassing the wide range of scientific disciplines that need to be brought together to understand and manage the natural environment and the many interactions among physics, chemistry, and biology components....
s
Government
Government

Government is the body within any organization that has the authority to make and the power to enforce laws, regulations, or rules. Typically, the government refers to a civil government -- local, provincial, or national -- but commercial, academic, religious, or other formal organizations are also administered by governing bodies....
Management
Management

Management in business and human organization activity is simply the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals. Management comprises planning, organizing, staffing, leadership or directing, and Control an organization or effort for the purpose of accomplishing a goal....

Military training

Each summer, cadets participate in training programs according to their class. The summers are organized as follows:

Swab Summer
Swab Summer

The United States Coast Guard Academy's Swab Summer is a seven-week initiation through which all Cadets are required to pass. It is the Academy's boot camp....
: The new class of freshmen report in to the Academy, and are sworn in to the military. They undergo a seven week basic training program which culminates on a week-long voyage underway on the barque
Barque

A barque, barc, or bark is a type of sailing vessel....
USCGC Eagle
USCGC Eagle (WIX-327)

The is a barque used as a training cutter for future officers of the United States Coast Guard. She is the only active commissioned sailing vessel in American government service....
, the Coast Guard Academy's sail
Sail training

From its modern interpretations to its antecedents when maritime nations would send young naval officer candidates to sea , sail training provides an unconventional and effective way of building many useful skills on and off the water....
training ships.
Third-class (3/c) Summer: Five weeks aboard the USCGC Eagle training under sail, five weeks aboard an operational Coast Guard cutter
Cutter

When used in a nautical sense, a cutter is:# a small single-masted vessel, fore-and-aft rigged, with two or more headsails, a bowsprit, and a mast set further back than in a sloop...
or small boat station in the role of junior enlisted
Enlisted rank

An enlisted rank in the Military of the United States is any rank below a Officer . The term can also be inclusive of noncommissioned officers....
(standing watches
Watchstanding

Watchstanding, or watchkeeping, in nautical terms concerns the division of qualified personnel to operate a ship continuously around the clock....
as helmsman, lookout, quartermaster of the watch, and engineering security).
Second-class (2/c) Summer: Damage control
Damage control

Damage control is the term used in the Merchant Marine, maritime industry and Navy for the emergency control of situations that may hazard the sinking of a ship....
training, weapon
Weapon

A weapon is a tool used to apply or threaten to apply force for the purpose of hunting, attack or defense in combat, subduing enemy personnel, or to destroy enemy weapons, equipment and defensive structures....
qualifications, navigation rules
International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea

The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 are published by the International Maritime Organization , and set out the "rules of the road" to be followed by ships and other vessels at sea....
certification, aviation
Aviation

File:Norwegian military Bell 412SP helicopters.jpgAviation refers to activities involving man-made flying devices , including the people, organizations, and regulatory bodies involved with them....
internship, sail training
Sail training

From its modern interpretations to its antecedents when maritime nations would send young naval officer candidates to sea , sail training provides an unconventional and effective way of building many useful skills on and off the water....
program, and three weeks as members of the cadre
Cadre

Cadre is the backbone of an organization, usually a political or military organization. The expression can be in the singular or the plural. Generally it is applied to a small core of committed and experienced people who are capable of providing leadership and of training newer members....
which trains the incoming Swabs.
First-class (1/c) Summer: Ten weeks aboard an operational cutter in the role of a junior officer
Junior officer

The term junior officer is sometimes used to make clear that an Officer in a military or paramilitary unit is not in overall command. The term senior officer is reserved for the officer in overall command....
(standing bridge watches conning the ship as Officer of the Deck
Officer of the Deck

Officer of the Deck is a position in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard that confers certain authority and responsibility. The Officer of the Deck on a ship is the Captain's direct representative, having responsibility for the ship....
), or an optional internship for exceptional cadets who split their summer with five weeks at an internship and five weeks aboard a cutter.

Every week during the school year cadets participate in Regimental Review, a formal military drill. In addition, cadets perform a variety of military duties at the Academy. Like all cadets and midshipmen at the United States service academies, Coast Guard cadets are on active duty in the military and wear uniforms

Military uniform

Military uniforms comprises standardised dress worn by members of the armed forces and Paramilitary of various nations. Military dress and military styles have gone through great changes over the centuries from colourful and elaborate to extremely utilitarian....
at all times. Cadets receive a monthly stipend

Stipend

A stipend is a form of monetary payment or salary, such as for an internship or apprenticeship. Stipends are usually lower than what would be expected as a permanent salary for similar work....
to pay for books, uniforms, and other necessities.

Organization of the Corps of Cadets

The Corps is organized as one regiment

Regiment

A regiment is a military unit, composed of variable numbers of battalions, commanded by a Colonel. Depending on the nation, military branch, mission, and organization, a modern regiment resembles a brigade, in that both range in size from a few hundred to 5,000 soldiers ....
divided into eight companies

Company (military unit)

A company is a military unit, typically consisting of 75-200 soldiers. Most companies are formed of three to five platoons although the exact number may vary by country, unit type, and structure....
, each of which is composed of about 120 cadets of all classes. Although the Corps of Cadets is supervised directly by the Commandant of Cadets (a Coast Guard officer with the rank of captain), the Coast Guard Academy operates on the concept of "the Corps leading the Corps."

The highest-ranking cadet in each company is the Company Commander, a first-class cadet ("firstie"), equivalent to a senior. Although each company has some leeway in their standards and practices, every company commander reports to Regimental Staff which plans and oversees all aspects of cadet life. At the top of the cadet chain of command is the Regimental Commander, the highest ranking cadet. Command positions, both in companies and on Regimental Staff, are highly competitive, and a cadet's overall class rank

Class rank

Class rank is a measure of how a student's performance compares to other students in his or her class . It is commonly also expressed as a percentile....
is often a deciding factor in who is awarded the position.

The eight companies are named for the first eight letters of the NATO phonetic alphabet

NATO phonetic alphabet

The NATO phonetic alphabet, more formally the international radiotelephony spelling alphabet, is the most widely used spelling alphabet. Though often called "phonetic alphabets", spelling alphabets have no connection to phonetic transcription systems like the International Phonetic Alphabet....
. Each has a special focus in administering day-to-day affairs: Charlie company is in charge of administering the honor system

Honor system

An honor system or honesty system is a philosophical way of running a variety of endeavors based on Trust , honor, and honesty. Something that operates under the rule of the "honor system" is usually something that does not have strictly enforced rules behind its functioning....
, Delta company is in charge of drill and ceremonies, Hotel company is in charge of morale

Morale

Morale, also known as esprit de corps when discussing the morale of a group, is an intangible term used for the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others....
events, and so forth. To accomplish these missions, each company is divided into three department

Department

A department is a part of a larger organization with a specific responsibility. For the division of organizations into departments, see departmentalization....
s, each of which is divided into a variety of divisions

Division (military)

A division is a large military unit or Formation usually consisting of between ten to thirty thousand soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades, and in turn several divisions make up a corps....
. Divisions are the most basic unit at the Coast Guard Academy, and each has a very specific duty. Each division is commanded by a firstie and contains several members of each other class.

This organizational structure is designed to give every cadet a position of leadership and to emulate the structure of a Coast Guard cutter, in which the division officer and department head positions are filled by junior officers. Third-class cadets directly mentor the fourth-class in their division, just as junior petty officers would be responsible for the most junior enlisted personnel (non-rates). Second-class cadets act as non-commissioned officer

Non-commissioned officer

A non-commissioned officer , also known as an NCO or Noncom, is an enlisted rank member of an armed force who has been given authority by a officer ....
s, and ensure that the regulations and accountability are upheld. Firsties (like junior officers) are in supervisory roles, and are responsible for carrying out the mission of their divisions and ensuring the well-being of those under their command.

History

The roots of the academy lie in the School of Instruction of the Revenue Cutter Service, the school of the Revenue Cutter Service. Established near New Bedford, Massachusetts

New Bedford, Massachusetts

New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, located about 51 miles south of Boston, Massachusetts, 28 miles southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, and about 12 miles east of Fall River, Massachusetts....
in 1876, the School of Instruction used the Revenue Cutter Dobbin
Dobbin

Dobbin can refer to a number of things including:* Horse, as rural slang* A pantomime horse on the British television series Rentaghost*Brian Dobbin , a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player...
for its exercises. With changes to new training vessels, the school moved to Curtis Bay, Maryland in 1900 and then again in 1910 to Fort Trumbull

Fort Trumbull

Fort Trumbull was a fort built at New London, Connecticut, Connecticut.In 1775 Governor Jonathan Trumbull recommended the building of a fortification at the port of New London to protect the seat of the government of Connecticut....
, a Revolutionary War

American Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War , also known as the American War of Independence, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and Thirteen Colonies on the North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers....
-era Army

Continental Army

The American Continental Army was an army formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States. Established by a resolution of the Continental Congress on June 15, 1775, the army was created to coordinate the military efforts of the Thirteen Colonies in their struggle against the rule of Kingdom...
installation near New London, Connecticut.

The modern academy dates to the 1915 merger of the Revenue Cutter Service and several other marine services, which formed the modern Coast Guard. The town of New London donated its current location above the west bank of the Thames River

Thames River (Connecticut)

The Thames River is a short river and tidal estuary in the United States state of Connecticut. It flows south for 15 mi. through eastern Connecticut from the junction of the Yantic and Shetucket Rivers at Norwich, Connecticut, to New London, Connecticut and Groton, Connecticut, which flank its mouth at the Long Island Sound....
in 1932. In 1947, the academy received as a war reparation from Germany

West Germany

West Germany was the common English name for the Germany , from its formation in May 1949 to German reunification in October 1990, when East Germany was dissolved and its States of Germany became part of the Federal Republic, ending the more than 40-year division of Germany....
the German barque Horst Wessel, a 295-foot tall ship

Tall ship

A tall ship is a large traditionally rigging sailing vessel. Popular modern tall ship rigs include topsail schooners, brigantines, brigs and barques....
which was renamed the USCGC Eagle. It remains the main training vessel for cadets at the Coast Guard Academy as well as for officer candidates as the Coast Guard Officer Candidate School

Officer Candidate School

Officer Candidate School or Officer Cadet School are institutions which train civilians and Enlisted rank in order for them to gain a commission as Commissioned officers in the armed forces of a country....
, located at the Coast Guard Academy.

Traditions

Extracurricular activities

The USCGA Athletic Department offers 23 intercollegiate sports for cadets, and generally competes in Division III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a voluntary association of about 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and University in the United States ....
. The Rifle and Pistol teams compete in Division I.

Cadets devote two hours per academic day to athletic activities, either on varsity teams, club teams, or other sports pursuits. The academy nickname is the Bears, after the USRC Bear (AG-29), which made a dramatic rescue in Alaska

Alaska

Alaska is the largest U.S. state of the United States by area; it is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait....
in 1897 shortly after the opening of the academy.

In 1926, then-Cadet Stephen Evans (a future superintendent of the academy) brought a live bear to the academy and named it Objee for "Objectionable Presence." The tradition of keeping a live bear as the mascot was continued until the City of New London petitioned for its removal in 1984. The athletic facilities have been undergoing major upgrades since 2004, when the state-of-the-art FieldTurf

FieldTurf

FieldTurf is a brand of artificial turf playing surfaces. FieldTurf surfaces are manufactured and installed by FieldTurf Tarkett, a division of Tarkett Inc., a Peachtree City, GA-based company....
synthetic surface was installed at Cadet Memorial Field

Cadet Memorial Field

Cadet Memorial Field is an outdoor athletic facility on the campus of the United States Coast Guard Academy, on the banks of the Thames River in New London, Connecticut....
(home of the football and soccer teams).

The Academy maintains a sailing fleet of over 150 vessels to support the offshore sailing and dinghy sailing teams, in addition to the summer sail training programs. In 2007, a USCG Academy cadet, freshman sailor Krysta Rohde was featured in the "Faces in the Crowd" section of the December 24 edition of Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated is an United States sports magazine owned by Mass media conglomerate Time Warner. It has over 3 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men, 19% of the adult males in the United States....
. That year Rohde gained recognition by being the first CGA cadet and second freshman ever to win the ICSA Women's Singlehanded National Championship.

Recently, the Coast Guard Academy Men's Rugby club won the 2006 Division II National Championship in Stanford, California after defeating the University of Northern Colorado

University of Northern Colorado

The University of Northern Colorado, often called UNC or Northern Colorado is a coeducational public institution of higher education and research located in Greeley, Colorado, United States....
.

Non-athletic activities also abound. Principle among them are the musical activities, centered around Leamy Hall. Regimental Band, Windjammers Drum & Bugle Corps, various pep bands, and the NiteCaps Jazz Band are some of the instrumental programs. Chapel Choirs, Glee Club, the Fairwinds all-female a cappella group, and The Idlers

The Idlers

The Idlers of the United States Coast Guard Academy are an all-male Collegiate a cappella a cappella ensemble specializing in the performance of sea shanty and patriotic music....
all-male sea shanty

Sea shanty

Sea shanties were shipboard work songs. Some speculate that shanties may have been sung as early as the 15th century though there is little evidence to support this claim....
group are some of the vocal programs.

Also of note is the Coast Guard Academy's Model UN team, which was started in 2004, and has since been successfully competing around North America, and at the World Model UN Conference.

Notable graduates

Leonidas I. Robinson
Leonidas I. Robinson

3LT Leonidas I. Robinson was the first graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy to die in the line of duty. 3LT Robinson died during small boat operations while assigned to the USS_Bear_ operating off the coast of Sitka, Alaska....
(class of 1889), first Academy graduate to die in the line of duty
G. William Miller
G. William Miller

George William Miller served as the 65th United States Secretary of the Treasury under Jimmy Carter from August 6, 1979 to January 20, 1981. He previously served as the 11th Chairman of the Federal Reserve, where he began service on March 8, 1978....
(class of 1945), chairman of the Federal Reserve
Chairman of the Federal Reserve

The Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is the head of the Central bank of the United States. Known colloquially as "Chairman of the Fed," or in market circles "Fed Chair" or "Fed Chief"....
(1978-1979), United States Secretary of the Treasury
United States Secretary of the Treasury

The United States Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, concerned with finance and monetary matters, and, until 2003, some issues of national security and defense....
(1979-1981).
Bruce E. Melnick
Bruce E. Melnick

Bruce Edward Melnick is a former United States astronaut and retired United States Coast Guard officer. Following retirement from NASA and the Coast Guard, he entered the aerospace industry....
(class of 1972), first Coast Guard astronaut
Astronaut

An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a List of human spaceflight programs to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft....
Daniel C. Burbank
Daniel C. Burbank

Daniel Christopher Burbank is an United States astronaut and a veteran of two space shuttle missions. Burbank, a Captain in the United States Coast Guard, is the second Coast Guard astronaut ....
(class of 1985), second Coast Guard astronaut
Thad Allen (class of 1971), Commandant of the Coast Guard
Commandant of the Coast Guard

The Commandant of the United States Coast Guard is the highest ranking member of the United States Coast Guard. He is the only four-star Admiral of the Coast Guard, and is appointed for a four year term by the President of the United States upon confirmation by the United States Senate....
.
Stephen E. Flynn, author, chair at the Council on Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations

The Council on Foreign Relations is an American nonpartisan foreign policy membership organization founded in 1921 and based at 58 East 68th Street in New York City, with an additional office in Washington, D.C....
.
James Loy
James Loy

Admiral James Milton Loy served as the Deputy Secretary of the United States United States Department of Homeland Security from December 4, 2003, to March 1, 2005....
, Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security
United States Department of Homeland Security

The United States Department of Homeland Security is a United States Cabinet United States federal executive departments of the United States federal government of the United States with the responsibility of protecting the territory of the U.S....
, administrator of the Transportation Security Administration
Transportation Security Administration

The Transportation Security Administration is a Federal government of the United States List of United States federal agencies that was created as part of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act passed by the United States Congress and signed into law by President George W....
, Commandant of the Coast Guard
Commandant of the Coast Guard

The Commandant of the United States Coast Guard is the highest ranking member of the United States Coast Guard. He is the only four-star Admiral of the Coast Guard, and is appointed for a four year term by the President of the United States upon confirmation by the United States Senate....
Ellsworth P. Bertholf
Ellsworth P. Bertholf

Ellsworth Price Bertholf was a Congressional Gold Medal recipient who later served as the fourth Chief of the United States Revenue Cutter Service and first Commandant of the Coast Guard of the United States Coast Guard....
, chief of the United States Revenue Cutter Service
United States Revenue Cutter Service

The United States Revenue Cutter Service was established by Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton in 1790 as an armed maritime law enforcement service....
, first Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
Elmer Fowler Stone
Elmer Fowler Stone

Elmer Fowler Stone was a United States naval aviator and a Commander in the United States Coast Guard.Fowler was born in Livingstone, New York and grew up in Norfolk, Virginia....
, United States Naval Aviator, piloted the NC-4
NC-4

The NC-4 was a Curtiss NC flying boat, designed by Glenn Curtiss and manufactured by Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. In May 1919 the NC-4 became the first aircraft to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, making the crossing as far as Lisbon in 19 days, with multiple stops along the way....
on the first naval transatlantic flight
Transatlantic flight

Transatlantic flight is the flight of an aircraft, whether fixed-wing aircraft, balloon or other device, which involves crossing the Atlantic Ocean — with a starting point in North America or South America and ending in Europe or Africa, or vice versa....
Erroll M. Brown
Erroll M. Brown

Erroll M. Brown is a retired rear admiral in the United States Coast Guard. Brown was the first African-American promoted to flag rank in the Coast Guard....
(class of 1972), first African-American Coast guard admiral

United States Coast Guard Academy

Description

Mission

Course of study

Academic majors

Military training

Organization of the Corps of Cadets

History

Traditions

Extracurricular activities

Notable graduates

External links

See also